Guastavino and America’s Great Public Spaces

Aug. 23, 2013

Masons from the International Masonry Institute and MIT students construct a half-scale vault inspired using traditional Guastavino design methods. The model is on display at the National Building Museum.

Courtesy National Building Museum, International Masonry Institute, MIT and Boston Public Library/The Washington Post

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